ENHANCING PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS

ENHANCING PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS

ENHANCING PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS Enhancing Physical Education in Illinois Shawn Backs Illinois State Board of Education The Neuroscience and Physical Education Connection Neil Duncan Naperville Central High School IAPHERD Enhance Physical Education Task Force Joey Ohnesorge Illinois State Board of Education

ENHANCING P.E. IN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS - BACKGROUND Illinois was the first state in the nation to require daily P.E. for all students. Physical activity time in PE classes are consistently low. IL Enhance Physical Education Strategic Plan June 2012 Enhance Physical Education Task Force August 2012

ENHANCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION TASK FORCE (EPETF) Public Act 97-1102 31 members / Co-chaired by IL State Board of Education and IL Department of Public Health Purpose: To promote and recommend enhanced physical education programs that can be integrated with a broader wellness strategy and health curriculum in elementary and secondary schools in Illinois, including:

educating and promoting leadership on enhanced physical education among school district and school district officials developing and utilizing metrics to assess the impact of enhanced physical education promoting training and professional development in enhanced physical education for teachers and other school and community stakeholders identifying and seeking local, State, and national resources to support enhanced physical education

EPETF CHARGE: By August 31, 2013, the Task Force shall: make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on Goals 19-24 of the Illinois Learning Standards for Physical Development and Health. The Task Force shall focus on updating the standards based on research in neuroscience that impacts the relationship between physical activity and learning.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Your brain is a thinking organ that learns and grows by interacting with the world through perception and action. Mental stimulation improves brain function and actually promotes cognitive discipline, as does physical exercise. The Franklin Institute Online The Human Brain

WE SEE THE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES! State Standards in Physical Education. What could they look like? How Physical Education can support Literacy EC-12 How Physical Education can support Math & Science EC-12 Experience what Physical Education is in Model Schools! Fun classes for students Differentiation Instruction in Physical Education Technology Neuroscience

HOW PHYSICAL EDUCATION CAN SUPPORT LITERACY Literacy comes in many forms. The most important thing to remember is that students are engage in movement and learning throughout physical education classes. By utilizing the use of effective literacy strategies (that should involve movement) to help ensure learning actually does take place in physical education. Vocabulary words Make decisions utilizing learned knowledge Analyze information and advance student learning Understand why physical education can help me be a better learner?

Average composite of 20 student brains taking the same test Brain after sitting quietly Brain after 20 minute walk Research/scan compliments of Dr. Chuck Hillman University of Illinois

HOW PHYSICAL EDUCATION CAN SUPPORT MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE Students can engage in learning mathematics during physical education with real world applications. We often practice goal setting which utilizes graphs, formulas, statistics, and analyzing how the data relates to each individual. Timing and speed Shapes and angles Force and vectors Graphs and diagrams Analyze data and anticipate outcomes Numbers numbers numbers

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EXPERIENCE WHAT PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS IN MODEL SCHOOLS Fun classes for students! Don t think Get EXCITED ABOUT!

EXPERIENCE WHAT P.E. IS IN MODEL SCHOOLS Differentiation Instruction in Physical Education Adapted Physical Education Class Experiential Education Students have choice Strands to help guide to college or career path Exemptions are eliminate Medical Doctors prescribe PE (negligent to exempt) Assessments Achievement Level Individualized Growth Cognition Evidence Health & Fitness Data next to Academic Achievement Data

EXPERIENCE WHAT PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS IN MODEL SCHOOLS Heart rate monitors Video analysis Smartboards Exergaming Fitness Software Collect Analyze Develop Evaluate Educate We have the Technology!

EXPERIENCE WHAT PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS IN MODEL SCHOOLS Neuroscience Consistent exercise, and certain types of specific exercises, can both temporarily and permanently affect the way your brain is able to focus, its ability to deal with stress and anxiety, and its ability to learn Exercise is like fertilizer for the brain it s so good, it s like Miracle Gro. - Dr. John Ratey, Harvard Brain Researcher

EXPERIENCE WHAT PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS IN MODEL SCHOOLS Neuroscience Cellular Nerve Growth - Harvard has proven exercise is the only way to grow NEW brain cells Improves Short & Long Term Memory During exercise, and up to 3 hours after exercise Increases the ability to Handle Change Good healthy stress on mind and body is critical for improvement and growth Decrease Distractions - The biological becomes the psychological: improved attention, impulsivity, motivation, self-esteem, & cooperativeness Enhances Creativity Our dynamic classes offer more interaction between students, groups, and teams Improves Reading Comprehension, Math & Science Analysis Exercise is like miracle grow for the brain! Dr. John Ratey Harvard Professor

NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? We are negligent if we do not provide our kids with exceptional physical education programs. Notice I have not even mentioned the fanatical burden we face with mounting health issues that people are dealing with at earlier ages. Use our energy and resources to build, and support physical education programs. The result will be our students having better health, be more resilient, live more active lives, in turn experience greater enjoyment from the world around us.

ENHANCE P.E. TASK FORCE - COMMITTEES Revising IL P.E. Learning Standards Promoting Enhanced P.E.

REVISING IL P.E. LEARNING STANDARDS COMMITTEE Review PE/health standards against national standards and make high-level recommendations Comparative Analysis of NASPE and CDC Health Standards Gap Analysis with Canadian Standards High-level Goals (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24) will stay the same Standards may need some slight revisions

PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PE STANDARDS Most changes involving the neuroscience will occur in the performance descriptors e.g., 19B: Analyze various movement concepts and applications Performance descriptor might read: Analyze movement patterns and describe a part of the pattern that would show movement across the mid-line of the body and explain its effects on the brain

PROPOSED REVISIONS TO HEALTH STANDARDS Considering some slight modifications to health standards to align with CDC s national standards. For example: 22A - Explain the basic principles of health promotion, illness and safety including how to access valid information, products and services (added to existing standard) 22B - Describe how to advocate for the health of individuals, families and communities (add this standard and change existing 22C to 22D)

PROMOTING ENHANCED P.E. COMMITTEE Charged with promoting enhanced PE programs that can be integrated with a broader wellness strategy and health curriculum in K-12 IL schools. Identified 7 key audiences: Superintendents & district officials School boards Principals PE Teachers and adapted PE teachers Non-PE teachers Parents Students Developing an Enhance P.E. Fact Sheet and targeted messages

EPETF WEBSITE - HTTP://WWW.ISBE.NET/EPE/HTML/EPETF.HTM

QUESTIONS? Joey Ohnesorge - IL State Board of Education 217/782-5589 or johnesor@isbe.net Shawn Backs - IL State Board of Education 217/782-2491 or sbacks@isbe.net Neil Duncan Naperville High School & IAPHERD nduncan@naperville203.org